hey everyone!
so basically i’m doing my a levels now, i could not find any requirements about a levels on the site
my question is, do i have a good chance of getting in if my sat scores will hopefully be great but i did not do physics or further maths at a level?
Also, what grades will i have to submit in the application form?
MIT will look at your predicted A-level grades, but obviously, you will sit your A-levels after MIT will have already made an admissions decision. MIT does not really offer conditional admission in the same way that a British university would. When you get in, you get in. There are no firmly required A-levels. However, it would make sense for your A-levels to reflect what you are saying about yourself in the rest of your application. So if you were discussing in your application your desire to study engineering, and your A-levels were Chemistry, Urdu, Dance, and Media Studies, then something is off a little bit.
Obviously, your A-levels are interpreted in line with your respective issuing body. So an A-grade predicted in a CIE A-level (which is not the top grade, and which is achieved by 25%-30% of the applicants) is different from a A-Grade in Hong Kong (which is the top grade and which is achieved by 1% of the applicants). MIT admissions officers know how to interpret Kenyan A-Levels, Zimbabwean A-levels, Singaporean, Hong Kong, all 5 UK exam boards (plus the CIE), and all the rest.
A lot also depends on how many A-levels are appropriate/allowed at your school. There are a bunch of schools where nobody takes more than 3 A-levels. If you come out of such a school with 3 A-levels, then that is fine. At many schools, 4 is the norm and often the maximum. At such a school, coming out with 3 A-levels indicates that something is wrong. There are a few schools which allow more than 4 A-levels (though those are rare). One young woman admitted to MIT a few years back, applied with 11 A-levels (mostly at A*).
thank you for the reply! 